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  • Nº121 # Date: 2011-05-03 - 09:51
  • # Max Depth: 20.4m Duration: 58mins
Diver's Notes

Last dive of the Egypt Trip
Zodiac entry
Two reefs separated by Sandy sea grass plain.
Swan south reef left shoulder and then turned right across the sea grass looking for turtles or dugong. Saw 1 turtle on the reef in distance. Saw a couple of crocodile fish.
Me and June basically on our own
Navigated straight back to boat

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  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Zodiac
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Regulator: Oceanic - DX4
  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 15L Steel     220 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.7m
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Species Identified

Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) (dugong)
Cymbacephalus beauforti (Knapp, 1973) (Crocodile fish) Lives on sand or rubble substrates of sheltered or semi-exposed reefs to a depth of at least 8 m . Well camouflaged on reefs .
Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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